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101TFP
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
420 Posts
November 28 2010 16:56 GMT
#1
I usually play at around 90 FPS with my

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (6000 mhz)
4 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 mb

All my drivers are all up to date, I cleaned out the Nvidia drivers properly.

I am running Windows XP on this machine, I know that I can't use all of my 4 gb ram with XP, i will upgrade to windows 7 soon.

Since I upgraded my graphics card from a Geforce 8800 GTS (because sc2 fried it -.-), and my RAM from 2 to 4 GB, my FPS in SC2 drops to around 1 FPS after playing for ~1 hour. It stays that way until I close down SC2, then everything goes back to normal.

Now I have been getting a few errors saying that my video memory is full in sc2 or if I open up another game directly after playing sc2.

What is that supposed to mean, how can my 1gb video ram be full?

I really need some good advice on this from a tech savvy TL mate, thanks a lot!
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Espion9
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada25 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-28 17:32:39
November 28 2010 17:10 GMT
#2
Have you checked what temperature your card gets to when it's under load? I get the same problem when i play sc2 on my laptop and it's a heat problem for me.

Your specs look like they could easily run sc2 on good settings so the temp. is the only thing i can think of. I have the same video card on my desktop and it runs really well
ChaseR
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Norway1004 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-28 17:32:32
November 28 2010 17:28 GMT
#3
This has happened to me as well, seemingly at random and then it stays until I reboot sometimes, because even when I restart sc2 it starts crawling again half the time. I think it has to be the game graphics or code that messes up your computer or fries your graphic card, it kinda sucks but it's certainly not the comps that are inadequate just poor programing...
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Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-28 21:06:24
November 28 2010 17:53 GMT
#4
Yeah, it's memory leaks. Make a full re-install of SC2 and make sure you delete any residue files. You can also run CCclean to make sure nothing is left over from the time of the original installation.

Oh and btw - 6000mhz intel C2D? Weird typo, might want to correct that.
Nomed.Demon
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada36 Posts
November 28 2010 18:48 GMT
#5
On November 29 2010 02:53 Thrill wrote:
Yeah, it's memory leaks. Make a full re-install of SC2 and make sure you delete any residue files. You can also run CCclean to make sure nothing is left over from the time of the original installation.

Oh and btw - 6000mhz intel C2D? Weird typo, might want to correct that.


Maybe he overclocked it to 6 Ghz, that would definitely explain any heat problems lol.
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superjoppe
Profile Joined December 2004
Sweden3685 Posts
November 28 2010 19:06 GMT
#6
Why are you playing at 90 fps? Just a waste of resources, no wonder SC2 fried your last graphic card and causes this one to do 1 fps after a while. Limit the fps a little, you wont notice the fps difference anyway.
sl0w
Profile Joined July 2010
United States447 Posts
November 28 2010 19:32 GMT
#7
This happened to me one time. I think it has to do with the graphics card overheating.
iCCup.riffe
Profile Joined February 2010
Sweden23 Posts
November 28 2010 20:37 GMT
#8
Dude this isnt a First Person Shooter game, try lowering the fps to 30-60, it will seem the same.
And if problem consists reinstall starcraft 2.

Btw ur processor overclocked to 6 ghz? That would explain any heat issues... Or did you count 2x3ghz? xD Because you still write 3ghz then...

Playing campaign?? I remember the video card rendering countless pictures when going into the ship you would get like 800 fps, don't know if they fixed it... Probably...
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BlueLobster
Profile Joined May 2010
Singapore205 Posts
November 28 2010 20:49 GMT
#9
On November 29 2010 05:37 iCCup.riffe wrote:
Dude this isnt a First Person Shooter game, try lowering the fps to 30-60, it will seem the same.
And if problem consists reinstall starcraft 2.

Btw ur processor overclocked to 6 ghz? That would explain any heat issues... Or did you count 2x3ghz? xD Because you still write 3ghz then...

Playing campaign?? I remember the video card rendering countless pictures when going into the ship you would get like 800 fps, don't know if they fixed it... Probably...


how do you lower the fps ?
Agh
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1038 Posts
November 28 2010 21:01 GMT
#10
On November 29 2010 05:49 BlueLobster wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 29 2010 05:37 iCCup.riffe wrote:
Dude this isnt a First Person Shooter game, try lowering the fps to 30-60, it will seem the same.
And if problem consists reinstall starcraft 2.

Btw ur processor overclocked to 6 ghz? That would explain any heat issues... Or did you count 2x3ghz? xD Because you still write 3ghz then...

Playing campaign?? I remember the video card rendering countless pictures when going into the ship you would get like 800 fps, don't know if they fixed it... Probably...


how do you lower the fps ?



you can cap it, just google frameratecap / frameratecapglue or search it on here, you'll find it pretty fast.
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25993 Posts
November 28 2010 22:29 GMT
#11
lol wtf is that censored stamp hahaha
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infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
November 28 2010 22:35 GMT
#12
On November 29 2010 07:29 Chill wrote:
lol wtf is that censored stamp hahaha

i bet it's someone's new way of saying "don't listen to this" without having to post o_O
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skindzer
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
Chile5114 Posts
November 28 2010 22:59 GMT
#13
We should have that stamp in the sc2 strategy forum.
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Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5770 Posts
November 28 2010 23:13 GMT
#14
That stamp is awesome
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oPPRoBe
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States199 Posts
November 28 2010 23:44 GMT
#15
Oh god, I'm in tears from laughing at the censored stamp.

I can't breathe.
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29 fps
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States5725 Posts
November 28 2010 23:48 GMT
#16
lol! censored stamp! but i still read it thanks to the dude who quoted him.
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Inkarnate
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada840 Posts
November 28 2010 23:58 GMT
#17
lmao wtf censor stamp
blahman3344
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2015 Posts
November 29 2010 00:15 GMT
#18
I came in here because I thought this was an interesting problem that I'd like to see the explanation for, but when I saw that "Censored" stamp, nothing else mattered.
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
November 29 2010 00:39 GMT
#19
only 6000mhz?
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nitram
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada5412 Posts
November 29 2010 00:59 GMT
#20
Im struggling to try to understand whats under that censor
aaaaarrrrrrrr so difficult. I want to learn how to overclock my pc to over 9000 :p
These sites might be of more use than a StarCraft site, where the majority of posters look on WCIII as the dense misformed fetus produced during Blizzards latest miscarrige.
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